The 5000 Year Leap by W. Cleon Skousen – Book Review
Our founding fathers would have made great bloggers. Intelligent and outspoken they had strong opinions with many issues to discuss. Ok, kind of a bad comparison, the founding fathers were so much more than self proclaimed writers.
The 5000 Year Leap covers the basics of our constitution, the aim of our founding fathers in regards to focusing on a center balanced government and retrospectively outlines a couple dozen principles of freedom in their actions and writings.
The book reads easy for a historical reference and is chocked full of great quotes. Middle to high school aged kids would have no trouble reading this book. Skousen intertwines his views with selective writings and particular historical facts to support his opinions. Agreeable in some spots and arguable in others, this book is a conversation starter.
Notable chapters in this book concerning principles of freedom: ‘Protecting the Role of the Family’ an obvious choice for a dedicated family man and ‘Avoiding the Burden of Debt’ financial freedom sounds darn good. I recommend this book to anyone who wishes not to be entertained, instead for someone that may be motivated into thought.
The 5000 Year Leap
A Miracle That Changed the World
Principles of Freedom 101
By W. Cleon Skousen
Copyright 1981, 1991, 2006
Published by the National Center for Constitutional Studies
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